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A central figure in the Swedish song tradition who remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as well as in Scandinavian literature, to this day. ARTICLE http://78-varvare.atspace.cc/cmb.htm A songwriter and poet known for his development of a strikingly original form in modern Swedish poetry. ARTICLE http://78-varvare.atspace.cc/birsjo.htm PLAYLIST Tracks 01-11: eighteenth century Tracks 12-14: twentieth century
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Henrik Wergeland (1808-1845) was a romantic poet, who was an advocate for democracy and a defender of freedom of faith and expression. Few other Norwegians have contributed so much to the amendment of the Norwegian constitution with respect to opening the country's borders to Jews, and throughout his life he held an uncompromising focus on compassion and tolerance. "Juleaften" (Christmas Eve) was one of many poems that Wergeland wrote in support of diversity and inclusiveness. His...
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Wallin’s Svenska Records was a Chicago-based label, whose owner, Gustaf Wallin, was a native of Sweden. Between 1923 and 1925 it released songs, hymns and instrumentals by Henry Corsell, Gustav Fonandern, Hjalmar Peterson, Knut Öhrström and other Scandinavian artists. MUSIC FROM THE WALLIN CATALOG — See JPEG and PDF files for additional information — Tracks 01-02: released on the Wallin label Tracks 06-07: released on the Wallin label Tracks 29-29: released on the Wallin label Tracks...
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The Baltic Exhibition was held in Malmö, Sweden from May 15, 1914 through October 4, 1914. The event showcased the industry, art and culture of Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Russia — the four countries then bordering the Baltic Sea. For the occasion many of Malmö's parks were renovated and a large new park, Pildammsparken, was created. The Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg designed several of the buildings constructed for the Exhibition. Although most were removed soon afterwards, a few...
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Songs from Denmark and neighboring countries. PLAYLIST Tracks 01-43: various artists
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PLAYLIST — See JPEG and PDF files for additional information — Tracks 01-30: various artists Tracks 01-03: written for the 1836 operetta "Festen på Kenilworth" Tracks 26-28: written for the 1898 operetta "Molboerne" Tracks 29-30: music of the Molboes NOTES Christian Winther's poem "Flugten Til Amerika" is known in English as "The Flight To America". His poem "Længsel" (Longing) has been translated into German as "Sehnsucht" and...
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Comic song from the early 1900s. A SWEDE FROM NORTH DAKOTA Text: traditional Melody: Reuben & Rachel DAKOTA LAND Text: author unknown Melody: Beulah Land NOTES The recording of “Dakota Land” is followed by two verses of “A Swede from North Dakota”. The final number, "Swanson, Swenson and Jenson", is similar in theme to “A Swede from North Dakota” and may have been influenced by the earlier song. Some versions of “Swede” make reference to Seven Corners, which is at...
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William F. Kirk (1877-1927) was a well-known poet, songwriter, humorist and baseball writer. He published two books of Scandinavian dialect verse: "The Norsk Nightingale" (1905) and "Songs Of Sergeant Swanson" (1918). Jerome Williams and George T. Springer also published books with this type of poetry. For eighteen years Kirk was distributed by the International Features Syndicate and reached a national audience as he wrote on subjects as diverse as baseball, temperance,...
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The songs on this page are Swedish broadside ballads (skillingtryck) or of a similar nature. They have also appeared in books and on records in both Sweden and America. A number of them were recorded by the Swedish-American artists Ragnar Hasselgren, Gustaf Holmquist, Oscar Lundberg, Joel Mossberg, Hjalmar Peterson and Charles G. Widdén. Broadside ballads were introduced to Sweden in the 16th century and survived there until the 1930s. The music was never printed, but there were instructions...
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Arvid Franzen was a Swedish-born accordionist and bandleader, whose live performances and numerous recordings made him a household name in Scandinavian communities throughout the United States. Ragnar Sundquist was a popular Swedish accordionist and composer in the first half of the 20th century. He performed all over Sweden and toured the United States on three occasions. ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvid_Franzen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Sundquist PLAYLIST Tracks 01-04:...
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Arvid Paulson (1888-1977) was an author, translator and actor. Born in Helsingborg, Sweden, he immigrated to the United States in 1904. Though he performed in many plays written by Strindberg and Ibsen, he is perhaps best known as a translator of their work. Between 1912 and 1916 Paulson released six spoken word pieces on the Columbia and Edison labels. Three of them were written by well-known Swedish and Finnish authors. “Kärlekens Besvärlighet” (Love's Difficulty), performed by Paulson...
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Theodor Larsson (1880-1937) was a Swedish songwriter and performer. As a bondkomiker (rustic comedian), his professional name was Skånska Lasse (Skåning Lasse). In America his songs were recorded by Ragnar Hasselgren, Lydia Hedberg, Bert Leman, Hjalmar Peterson and Charles G. Widdén. There is one song above all others for which Larsson is remembered, "Bonnjazz" (Country dance), which he recorded in 1924. The song, one of the best-known works in Swedish popular music, has gone by...
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August Werner (1893-1980) was a Norwegian-born singer, who recorded for Victor during the 1920s. A talented painter and sculptor, his statue of Leif Ericson was unveiled in Seattle in 1962. PLAYLIST Tracks 01-12: August Werner Tracks 13-21: cover versions of Werner recordings Tracks 22-25 bonus tracks ALTERNATE TITLES Frøken Giv Mig Himlens Nummer (Hello Central Give Me Heaven) Sang Til Juletraeet (Du Grønne Glitrende Tre) Julsang (Julenat) NOTES August Werner recorded "Sang Til...
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Johannes Alfred Hultman (1861-1942) was a Swedish evangelist, singer, musician, composer and publisher, who spread the Good News in the United States and Sweden for over half a century. The 1925 construction of Caroline Hall at North Park University was partially funded by J. A. Hultman. His connection to the school went back to the years 1896-1897 when he had served on the music faculty there. The building was named in honor of Caroline Sahlstrom, the first woman on the faculty and the first...
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During the 1970s there was a renewed interest in Scandinavian-American music and culture. Entertainers such as Ted Johnson, Hjalmar Peterson and Charles G. Widdén were rediscovered, and songs from their repertoires appeared on new recordings by contemporary artists. Old-time music and humor were brought to life at ethnic celebrations in Minneapolis; Decorah, Iowa and elsewhere. The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, also known as the West Bank, was for many years a colorful community...
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G. Bohman (1882 - 1963) was a Swedish writer, composer, troubadour and lute player. He debuted as a troubadour in 1911. He was active at the Cabaret Gillet in Stockholm in the years around 1920, where among other things he introduced Evert Taube to the public. A native of Gothenburg, Bohman toured the United States during the years 1923 - 1925 and was a guest artist with the Olle i Skratthult Company in 1925. In the American press his last name was sometimes spelled "Bowman". He was...
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Harry Stewart (1908-1956) was an American comedian and singer, who often performed as Yogi Yorgesson, a comically exaggerated Swede. He wrote dozens of songs, which he recorded in a variety of guises: Scandinavian, German, Japanese, Mexican, country bumpkin and milquetoast. ARTICLE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Stewart HARRY STEWART RECORDINGS Tracks 01-30 SONGS WRITTEN BY HARRY STEWART...
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Recordings by Eddie Jahrl, the Jahrl Orchestra, the Jahrl Trio, the Jahrl Quartet and the Jahrl Quintet. A similar entertainer, though younger and more Americanized and hence more popular by the late 1930s, was Eddie Jahrl. He, too, was a Swedish accordionist who settled with his family in Hartford as a teenager in 1916. He moved to New York soon after, when he realized that he would have greater opportunities there as a musician. After touring with vaudeville for a while, he switched to folk...
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Scandinavian-American songs and stories from yesteryear. ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Brendel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clellan_Card http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Hasselgren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Heege http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_and_Clarence_Iverson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonora_and_Ethel_Olson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjalmar_Peterson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Stewart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Widdén PLAYLIST — See...
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Hymns that were popular among Swedes and Swedish-Americans in the early 20th century. ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Sandell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Ahnfelt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Olof_Rosenius http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Frykman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Alfred_Hultman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Crosby IMAGES 07-08 Nils Frykman's obituary PLAYLIST — See JPEG and PDF files for additional information — Tracks 01-31 various artists...
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Thorstein Skarning (1888-1939) was a Norwegian-born musician and bandleader, who toured the Upper Midwest for over two decades and was a Twin Cities radio personality in the 1930s. Following his death, his son Thorstein B. Skarning kept the orchestra going into the 1950s, promoting it as "the only Norske band in the United States featuring old style mixed music." ARTICLE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorstein_Skarning PLAYLIST — See JPEG and PDF files for additional information —...
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Six stories by Ethel Olson that were released on the Brunswick, Columbia, Edison and Victor labels. Some were also published in the 1925 book "Yust For Fun" by Eleonora and Ethel Olson. These monologues appeared on multiple labels under a variety of names. ARTICLE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonora_and_Ethel_Olson FOREIGN LANGUAGE PRESS SURVEY http://flps.newberry.org/#filters/keyword/Eleonora%20Olson?page=1 https://flps.newberry.org/#filters/keyword/Ethel%20Olson?page=1...
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PLAYLIST — See JPEG and PDF files for additional information — Tracks 01-16: songs from 1961 album Tracks 17-17: bonus song Tracks 18-20: songs from 1959 album Tracks 21-22: songs from 1958 album Tracks 23-23: songs from 1958 Värmland" EP VÄRMLAND SONGS Det var dans bort i vägen Frykdalsdans Nr. 2 Te' dans mä Karlstatösera Å jänta å ja' FROM "THE PEOPLE OF VÄRMLAND" Ack Värmeland du sköna I villande skogen Och gossen gick sig ut FROM 1958 VÄRMLAND EP Takt tu go...
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Lyricist Göran Svenning and composer David Hellström were a top Swedish songwriting team of the early 20th century. All songs are by Svenning and Hellström except where noted. ARTICLE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göran_Svenning_and_David_Hellström PLAYLIST Tracks 01-51: various artists BALEN PÅ BAKGÅRDEN Lyrics: Emil Norlander Music: David Hellström Svenning and Hellström's "Friarevalsen" (The Suitor’s Waltz) was given a second life when the producer Emil Norlander borrowed...
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Anna Myrberg (1878-1931) was a Swedish author and song lyricist. Much of her writing appeared under the pseudonym of Svarta Masken (The Black Mask). Her songs were recorded in America by Gustav Fonandern, Arvid Franzen, Olle i Gråthult and the Hjalmar Peterson Orchestra. Hjalmar Peterson published her lyrics in his songbooks. ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Myrberg http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/online/history/masken3.html http://www.linnaeus.uu.se/online/history/masken2.html...
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Known as the father of bondkomik (rustic humor), Jödde i Göljaryd (1855–1900) was a beloved storyteller, whose folk humor and songs dominated popular culture in Sweden during the 1890s. The entertainer, whose real name was Karl Petter Rosén, was famous for his stone – Jödde’s Stone – which can still be seen at the open-air museum of Skansen in Stockholm's Djurgården park. 1893 was the year he began performing at Skansen with every manner of story and anecdote, often in the dialect...
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Calle Sjöquist was a Swedish-American singer, comedian and recording artist. Based on the East Coast, he was active from 1907 through the 1920s. Between 1919 and 1921 he made over twenty recordings for the Emerson and Columbia labels. During the 1910s he sometimes appeared with Charles G. Widdén, and in 1929 he toured the Midwest with Olle i Skratthult. Sjöquist wrote the lyrics for "Våran Bal" (Our Dance), a Swedish adaptation of Irving Berlin's "Everybody's Doin' It...
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Anders L. Löfström was a Swedish-born businessman, who published "Dalkullan Sångbok" in Chicago from 1903 through 1931. The songs included popular waltzes by Göran Svenning and David Hellström, comic numbers by Emil Norlander, broadside ballads, folk songs and art songs from a variety of sources. Joel Mossberg, Hjalmar Peterson, Charles G. Widdén and many other Swedish-Americans artists performed the songs in these volumes. For nearly three decades Löfström published numerous...
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Carsten Woll (1885-1962) was a leading Norwegian-American singer and recording artist of the 1910s and 1920s. ARTICLE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Woll PLAYLIST Tracks 01-24: Carsten Woll Tracks 25-42: from the repertoire of Carsten Woll Tracks 43-54: from the 1926 Sons of Norway songbook NOTES The 1926 Sons of Norway songbook, which was edited by Carsten Woll, had over 100 songs in Norwegian and nearly 20 in English. The American section of the book had songs by Stephen Foster and...
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Scandinavian instrumentals by the Nordic Rhythm Boys, Plehal Brothers, Svensson & Co., Eric Olzen Quartet and others. Tracks 01-44 various artists Tracks 01-04 The Nordic Rhythm Boys Tracks 05-09 The Plehal Brothers Tracks 15-18 Svensson & Co. Tracks 25-28 Eric Olzen Quartet
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Vilhelm Krag (1871-1933) was a Norwegian poet, whose lyrics were set to music by Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Edvard Grieg, Erkki Melartin, Ture Rangström, Christian Sinding and others. In America his songs were performed by Florence Bodinoff, George Hamlin, Nathalie Hansen, Eleonora Olson, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Aalrud Tillisch and Carsten Woll. Eleonora Olson recorded "O Herre" for Victor Records and "Og Jeg Vil Ha Mig En Hjertenskjær" for Brunswick Records. She also...
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Bert and Anna Leman were Swedish entertainers, who toured the United States in the late 1920s. Bert Leman recorded eight songs for Victor Records in 1928, including “Josefin Med Symaskin” (Josephine With The Sewing Machine) with lyrics by Skånska Lasse. Leman’s American songbook had songs by Emil Norlander, Svarta Masken and Jules Sylvain as well. The slim volume included Skånska Lasse’s “Bonnjazz” and stated that Anna Leman had performed the song throughout America to...
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Charles G. Widdén recorded over two dozen dance songs for Columbia and Victor Records. The songwriters included Irving Berlin, Adolf Englund, David Hellström, Emil Norlander, Theodor Pinet, Ernst Rolf and Göran Svenning. ARTICLES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Widdén https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göran_Svenning_and_David_Hellström PLAYLIST Tracks 01-30: Charles G. Widdén Tracks 31-31: Gustav Fonandern Tracks 32-33: Lydia Hedberg IMAGE 01 — Nordstjernan January 28, 1916 — An...
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Fyra Glada Gossar (Four Cheerful Chaps) was a Swedish-American quartet consisting of trumpet, clarinet, violin and accordion. Between 1925 and 1928 it released about twenty songs on the Columbia label. The Danielson Brothers Orchestra was a Minneapolis-based group whose leading members had served an apprenticeship with Olle i Skratthult (Hjalmar Peterson) and included the brothers Oscar, Bertil and Karl Danielson and violinist Ted Johnson. PLAYLIST — See JPEG files for additional...
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In the early 20th century American popular music was introduced to Scandinavia through translations and adaptations. Some of these songs returned to the United States, where they were performed by touring artists from Northern Europe and immigrant entertainers. "Jazzgossen" (The Jazz Boy) is a 1922 song about the invasion of Sweden by the latest craze from America. The following year it was recorded in New York City by Charles G. Widdén. Anita Halldén (1897-1970) was a prolific...
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Anna-Lisa Öst (1889-1974) was a Swedish gospel singer and recording artist, who was popular with both Swedish and Swedish-American audiences in the 1940s and 1950s. She performed in folk costume and was known as "Lapp-Lisa", a name reflecting the Sami heritage of her home district. Six of her recordings were released by the Harmony Music label of Berkeley, Calfornia: "Barnatro", "Då Mötte Mig Jesus", "Härliga Golgata", "Min Mors Sånger",...
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Swan J. Turnblad (1860 - 1933) was the longtime publisher of Svenska Amerikanska Posten, a Swedish-language newspaper based in Minneapolis. He also established the American Swedish Institute, whose complex includes his former residence, as a place to preserve Swedish customs and culture. In 1906 Turnblad published "Sjung, Svenska Folk!" (Sing, Swedish People!), a collection of songs by Swedish poets and composers. Many of these songs were recorded by such Swedish-American artists as...
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Recordings by Ernest and Clarence Iverson, who were better known under their stage names of Slim Jim and the Vagabond Kid. ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_and_Clarence_Iverson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_Robison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Service http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Bone_Slim NOTES Ernest Iverson's 1931 songbook included "They Go Wild Over Me", an adaptation of "The Popular Wobbly", which in turn was a parody of the 1917 song...
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Lars Bondeson (1865-1908) was the stage name of Carl Jansson-Öhlin, who was one of the founders of Swedish bondkomik (rustic humor). Born in Örebro in 1865, he was a singer, storyteller, lyricist and music publisher. His songbooks were a major influence on countless entertainers in Sweden and America. His songs were recorded in the US by Gustav Fonandern, Joel Mossberg, Olle i Skratthult and Charles G. Widdén. In addition a few of Bondeson's own recordings were re-released by Edison Records....
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Calle Lindström (1868-1955) was a Swedish comedian, singer and recording artist. ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calle_Lindström http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Larsson NOTES Calle Lindström's 1908 recording of ''Chikago'' (Osebo Lasses Visa Om Chikago) achieved popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. The song, whose music and lyrics he wrote, has been recorded by many artists since then and published in Swedish and American songbooks. Calle Lindström recorded ''Josefin Med...
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Norwegian songs recorded in America by Nathalie Hansen, Louise Homer, Clarence Iverson, Eleonora and Ethel Olson, Aalrud Tillisch, August Werner and Carsten Woll. ARTICLES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Homer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_and_Clarence_Iverson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleonora_and_Ethel_Olson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carsten_Woll PLAYLIST — See PDF file for English lyrics and background information — Tracks 01-18: various artists JPEG FILES...
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SONGS OF SWEDEN 87 folk and popular songs English translations by Henry Grafton Chapman PLAYLIST Tracks 01-42 various artists Tracks 01-40 Songs Of Sweden Tracks 01-38 Swedish Tracks 39-41 English Tracks 42-42 instrumental ALTERNATE TITLES Fågelns visa (The bird's song) När jag blef sjutton år (When I was seventeen) NOTES With one exception, all of the songs appeared in "Songs of Sweden". The "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind (1820-1887) toured the United States from 1850...
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Songs from the early 20th Century that were popular on both sides of the Atlantic, where they were performed in English, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. In America they were sung by Scandinavian-American entertainers and visiting artists from the Nordic countries. The selections are drawn from the repertoires of Fred Carlsten, Gustav Fonandern, Ragnar Hasselgren, Ernest and Clarence Iverson, Ted Johnson, Lapp-Lisa, Bert Leman, Olga Lindgren, Eleonora and Ethel Olson, Hjalmar Peterson, Calle...
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A Scandinavian American Christmas and related topics. PLAYLIST Tracks 01-18: various artists ARTICLES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clellan_Card http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_and_Clarence_Iverson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Stewart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Widdén
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Charles G. Widdén was a Swedish-American entertainer, who regularly performed in Worcester, Massachusetts and New York City during the years 1900 - 1920. He appeared at many types of events: choral concerts, theatrical productions, dances, bazaars, picnics and even wrestling matches. PDF FILE 05 — Nordstjernan February 14, 1907 — In 1903 Charles G. Widdén returned to Sweden, the land of his birth. While there he gave several performances, including one at a folk park in Malmö. The...
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Elis Olson-Ellis (1879-1956) was a Swedish actor, director, lyricist, composer and singer. Other versions of his name were Elis Ellis and Elis Olson. He toured the United States during the 1911-1912 season and performed in plays and concerts in Chicago; Rockford, IL; Minneapolis and Duluth. On the East Coast he recorded sixteen songs for Victor Records. His discography drew upon lyricists, who also contributed to the repertoires of Gustav Fonandern, Joel Mossberg, Hjalmar Peterson and Charles...
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In a rare departure from musical comedy, Emil Norlander penned the lyrics to Fredssång (Peace Song), which begins with the lines: "Varför skola mänskor strida, varför skall det flyta blod." (Why should people fight, why should blood flow.) This pacifist anthem, written at the time of the First World War, has been recorded numerous times and published in a variety of songbooks. In 1916 Joel Mossberg recorded two Socialist songs for Columbia Records. The first one, "Arbetets...
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Olga Lindgren (1896–1986) immigrated to the U.S.A. at the age of 17 and went along with Olle i Skratthult’s traveling theater group as a singer and actress — she played, among other roles, Anna in “Värmlännningarna”. She often wore traditional dress when singing or performing Swedish folk dances on stage. Olga Lindgren married Hjalmar Peterson (Olle i Skratthult) in 1917, but after several years the marriage ended in divorce, and she remarried. “We made recordings of Olle i...
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Ragnar Hasselgren played guitar and sang at Swedish-American clubs in the Bay Area for much of his adult life and recorded nearly two dozen songs in the 1940s and 1950s. His recordings were distributed by Gaare Records of Oakland and Harmony Music of Berkeley. Very little information is available regarding Gaare Records. Its most distinguishing features are its concentration on Scandinavian music and its base in California, much like Harmony Music. One of its chief performers, Ragnar...
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Ida Gawell-Blumenthal (1869-1953) was a Swedish author, storyteller and singer, who performed in folk costume and was known as "Delsbostintan" (The Girl from Delsbo). In 1908 she toured Swedish America and wrote of her experiences in the book "Stintans Amerikafärd" (Stintan's Trip to America). PLAYLIST — See PDF and JPEG files for song lyrics and background information — Tracks 01-05: From the repertoire of Delsbostintan ARTICLE...
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